Andrew Ashenden

Interests: Medieval/Ancient philosophy, Augustine, Philosophy of Martin Luther, Reformation Christological Debates, Semantics; Other interests: running, lifting, cryptocurrency

Education:
B.A. Concordia University, Philosophy
M.A. Biola University, Christian Apologetics  

 

 

Jonmarc Bennett

He/Him/His

Interests:Systematic Ontology & Meontology; Religion & Faith (Christianity and Buddhism);  Aesthetics & Poetics; Intercultural Philosophy. Historical Paul Ricoeur; Nishida Kitaro; Continental philosophy & the Kyoto School. 

Education:
B.A. from California Baptist University
M.A. Loyola Marymount University  

Karolyn Burns

They/them/theirs/Mx.

Interests: Critical Race Theory, Black Feminist Thought, Disability Studies 

Education:
B.A. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Philosophy
Certificate as Pharmacy Technician, Central Piedmont Community College; Certificate as a Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Facts: PIKSI Alum and MAP Representative

Alex Dong

She/Her/Hers

Interests: Phenomenology, Existentialism, Theories of Perception, race as a philosophical subject in the context of Asian Experience, Aristotle, ancient Chinese philosophy.

Education:
B.A. University of Oregon
M.A. University of Oregon

Melady Elifritz

She/her or They/them

Interests: Social/Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Phenomenology Topics: economies of power, blame, social responsibility, pregnancy and birth

Education:
B.A. University of Wisconsin – Madison, Philosophy and Gender & Women’s Studies

Elizabeth Flamm

She/her/hers

Interests: Interested in the intersection of social questions of responsibility and political ethics, with individual responsibilities, concepts of subjectivity, and epistemic virtues, especially when considered alongside questions and ideas of moral psychology.

Education: B.A. University of Maryland, College Park Political Science, M.A. Marquette University, Social and Applied Philosophy

Other: Alumni of the Marquette Trinity Fellowship Program (2017)

Trevor "Dragon-Wolf" Gullion 

Interests: Pragmatism, Marx/Engels, Philosophy of Science, solidarity, political economy, democracy, the State

Education:
B.A. San Jose State University, Philosophy
M.A. San Jose State University, Philosophy

 

 

Thomas J. Hansberger

Interests: German Idealism, Phenomenology

Education:
B.A. University of Chicago History, Philosophy
M.A. Loyola University – Chicago, Philosophy

  

 

Ian Hosbach

They/Them

Interests: 20th Century Continental, Social and Political, Post-structuralism, Phenomenology, Affect Theory, Queer Theory, Marxism

Education:
B.A. in Philosophy from Appalachian State University
B.S. in Anthropology from Appalachian State University
M.A. in Ethics and Applied Philosophy and Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Bella-Rose Kelly

 She/her/hers or they/them/theirs

Systematic interests: Applied Ethics (esp. microaggression studies); Philosophy of Race, Gender, and Sexuality; Epistemology; Historical interests: 18th & 19th C. German Philosophy (esp. Kant, Fichte, Hegel)

Education:
B.A. Philosophy, University of Scranton
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Scranton
M.A. Philosophy, Boston College

Website: Bella-Rose Kelly

Sarah Kizuk

Interests: Social/political philosophy; settler colonialism; philosophy of emotion and affect;  moral philosophy; feminist philosophy; early modern 

Education:B.A. Concordia University (Montréal, Canada)
M.A. Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)

Website: Sarah Kizuk

Sterling Knox

Interests: Agency, Responsibility, Decolonial, Philosophy of Culture. Currently working for MISKWAAGAMIIWI – ZAAGAIGANING (Red lake Nation) for Ombimindwaa Gidinawemaaganinaadog as Recidivism Reduction Coordinator in partnership with the BIA’s DIVISION OF DIVERSION AND RE-ENTRY.

Education:
Bemidji State University

Nicholas Korchowsky

Interests: Ethics, Moral Psychology, Subjectivity/Personhood, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics

Education:
B.A. Eastern University near Philadelphia, Philosophy
M.A. Marquette University, Philosophy

 

Seth Kreeger

He/him/his

Interests: Medieval philosophy, Aquinas, Neoplatonism, pseudo-Dionysius, Arabic Philosophy, Avicenna

Education:
Associate, Grand Rapids Community College
B.A. Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI
M.A. the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, CA. 
 

Kevin P. McKevitt

He/him/his

Interests: Metaethics, Ethics, Ethics of Belief, Moral Theology, Ethics and Kierkegaard.  Also, Philosophy of Action, 19th and 20th century existential thought in Sartre, Jaspers, and Kierkegaard

Education:
M.A. California State University - San Jose

Website: Kevin McKevitt 

 

Rachel McNealis

She/her/hers

Interests: Feminist philosophy, philosophy of sex and love, decolonial philosophy

Education:
B.A. of Philosophy Miami University 
M.A. of Philosophy Miami University 

 

Mehrzad A. Moin

He/him/his

Interests: 19th and 20th Century Continental Philosophy (esp. Nietzsche and Heidegger), Phenomenology, Value Theory (esp. questions pertaining to the nature of finitude)

Education:
B.A. in Philosophy from Oklahoma State University
M.A. in Philosophy from Marquette University 

Website: Mehrzad A. Moin

Jorge Montiel

Interests: Latinx and Latin American philosophy, Decolonial philosophy, Phenomenology

Education:
B.A Northeastern Illinois University, Philosophy, 

 

 
 

Jeremiah Noonan

Interests: History of Philosophy and Science, Classics/Ancient Greek Philosophy

Education:
B.A. Seattle University, Philosophy, History
M.A. Duquesne University, Philosophy

Rory O'Donnell

Interests: Plato, Neoplatonism, Metaphysics, Aquinas

Education:
B.A.  Christendom College, Philosophy and Theology
M.A. Loyola Marymount University, Philosophy 

 

 

Joshua Paruch

He/Him/His

Interests: Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Film and Literature

Education:
B.A. University of Pittsburgh, Philosophy
M.A. Duquesne University, Philosophy

Amanda Pinto

They/Them/Theirs or She/Her/Hers

Interests: Social political philosophy, phenomenology, feminist theory, Latina/x feminist phenomenology, queer theory, philosophy of race

Education:
B.A. Philosophy, Appalachian State University
B.A. Psychology, Appalachian State University
M.A. Ethics and Applied Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Mariamni Plested

She/her

Interests: Phenomenology, philosophy of pregnancy and birth, philosophy of the body, philosophy of health, Byzantine philosophy

Education:
M.A. University of Oxford, Theology 
Oxford Brookes University, Midwifery

 

Paul-Herve Quesnel

Interests: Epistemology and Metaphysics, Philosophical psychology, philosophy of teaching & learning

Education:
B.A. The Catholic University of America, Philosophy

 

 

 

Bob Riordan

Interests: My philosophical interests include existentialism, philosophy of mind, and ethics. My personal interests include mountain biking, alpine skiing, kayaking, and backpacking

Education:
B.A. Saint Olaf College
M.A. University of Chicago

 

 

Cameron Roman

He/him/his

Interests: Social and Political Thought, Phenomenology, Native American Philosophy, Feminist Theory. Additional Info: Proud PIKSI alum, MAP Representative, Part-time Scholar, Full-time Indigenous

Education:
B.A. American University, Philosophy
M.A. American University, Philosophy and Social Policy

Philip Sutherland, S.J.

He/him/his

Interests: Ancient philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Consciousness

Education:
B.A. Gonzaga University, Chemistry and Religious Studies
M.A. Loyola University Chicago, Philosophy
Boston College, Licentiate in Sacred Theology and Master of Divinity

 

 

Nathaniel Taylor

He/him/his

Interests: Arabic and Latin Medieval Philosophy (esp. Avicenna and Aquinas), Ancient Greek Philosophy (esp. Aristotelian commentators), Metaphysics, Philosophical Theology, History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language and Logic

Education:
B.A. Philosophy, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Recipient of the Raynor Distinguished Fellowship

 

Dustin Trampe

He/him/his

Philosophical Interests: Metaethics, Collective Responsibility, Phenomenology, Kant
Less philosophical interests: spending time with my family, running, learning about history, playing guitar.

Education:
M.A. Marquette University, Theology
B.A. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Philosophy

Domonique Turnipseed

 He/him/his

Interests: Medieval Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, History of Metaphysics; History of Race and Religion

Education:
B.A. Columbia International University, Humanities
M.A. Columbia International University, Theological Studies
M.A. Biola University , Theological Studies
M.A. Biola University, Philosophy

Website: Domonique Turnipseed

Fun fact:: I spent 6 years living in California and I still don't like avocados

Shaila Wadhwani-Greenhalgh

She/her

Interests: Post and Decolonial Philosophy, Critical Theory, Continental Philosophy, Marxism and Environmental Philosophy

Education:
B.A. University of San Francisco  
MA: SUNY Stony Brook

Website: Shaila Wadhwani-Greenhalgh

John Westbrook

Interests: Wittgenstein, Ancient Philosophy, Christian Metaphysics, Ethics, History of Philosophy, the boundaries between philosophy and other academic disciplines particularly history, economics, and psychology.

Education:
A.A. West Hills Community College, Social Science,
A.G.S. Columbia College of Missouri
B.S. University of Nebraska – Kearney: Business Administration, minors in Economics, Philosophy
B.A. Columbia College of Missouri, History, minor in Psychology
M.A. Marquette University, Philosophy

Marisola Xhelili Ciaccio

She/her 
Associate Director of the Education Preparedness Program

Interests: Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race and Racism

Education: B.A. Skidmore College, Government-Philosophy

 

 

E.R. Meeks

She/her

Interests: Forgiveness, Suffering, Moral Philosophy, and Applied Ethics.

Education:
B. A. Western Carolina University,  Philosophy and Religion
M.Phil. Trinity College Dublin, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation

Not pictured:

Christian Boyd, Bentley Kennedy-Stone, Kiesha Martin, Robert Powers, and Mark Schulz